The Mounting Interface

Since the 1960s, MP5 optic mounting solutions have typically forced a tradeoff between ergonomics, quick attachment, and durable zero retention under impact. We decided it did not have to stay a zero-sum game.

Carbines deserve optics, and they deserve optics that do not work against you when it comes to ergonomics and durability. A box full of mounts that didn't do what I needed, and a garage borne solution that involved a hacksaw and epoxy which worked (and still does in fact), but was not reproducible led to a complete re-thinking of what we need and what we are trying to accomplish.

The Hansel was designed to remove that compromise.

The requirements were developed before the product. We must mount an optic to a stamped receiver, rigidly in all 6 degrees of freedom. Must not put metal in front of the ejection port where it has a high chance of interfering with the charging handle. Must be quick and easy to install and every part must be justified.

In the end the little "claw nuts" never appeared in the design - they were never required. Only 1 part survived - the unitary body. Lateral stabilization was needed to keep the mount from rotating significantly even after mounted when subject to abuse. From these requirements a solution was born and from that solution a product. We aim to do the same in the future.

If there had been a product on the market that fulfilled these requirements already, we would be using it. Great hardware and designs already exist, but some problems are left un-answered. We aim to operate in this space entirely. Something new instead of something better, in other words innovative solutions or nothing at all.